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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1894
Page
6
A brief city desk note reports two Pittston events with updates from Tom Senanrox and J. M. Fahy. News items and complaints are directed to Fahy for handling and response.
Exeter township farmer P F Miller presented a memorandum note to the Ga office claiming death by drowning and a body in the Susquehanna with a bank pin. The note was found in a bottle in the river by William Herlow on Yeaterday afternoon. no date or origin can be determined, leaving it unclear if prank or sincere.
A local article reviews the Citizens Illuminating Company contract with Loroagly nearing expiration, debating renewal costs versus cheaper municipal lighting. It notes a $6000 annual viewership expense and suggests purchasing a high school piano or organ, while critiquing current maintenance bills and a proposed repair. It also cites the Pitmston township annual financial report two years late, detailing a minor county license revenue and accounting errors, and ends with a public health ad for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A diverse batch of local items includes a horse killed by a coal train near Smithville, the Monthly meeting of the Benevolent Society, Justin Adams' Comedy company opening in Music Hall, coal company bulletins, and work resuming on a furnace No.4. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Barrett, weather and spring fashion notes, Water Street bridge fire discovery, and reopens the Tabernacle night school. The Ministerial union meets at the Y M C A to discuss denominational unity. Mullin assumes his post amid steam whistle concerns and Gamewell plans a visit to address the issue.
The Suburban Passenger Railway Company ends operations on William Street and pays off their employer Rev A Forman who has run meetings at Lauzére Avenue Baptist church. In Pittston Orphans Court disputes Included are estates of Michael Reap and Mary O'Brien with payments directed to administrators. Charles P Law of Wyoming mourns the death of his son aged two from convulsions. Funeral set for tomorrow at 5 PM in West Pittston cemetery.
A Commonwealth Avenue physician recalls a Scotch former sailor now in his employ who, after twenty years in the royal navy and a powder ship, developed an unusual craving to smoke. He sits on a stable stool, blows smoke from a built in shelf window, smoking four times daily and before sleep to satisfy his habit.
A Frenchman seeks to gain 250000 francs by marrying into a wealthy merchant and banker family, proposing to take the bride for half her dowry after a dinner discussion. The tale appears amid a Pittsburgh Dispatch rendering of James Gordon Bennett anecdotes and newspaper lore.
A method uses photochronography to measure foil tip movement. A white fencer before a black background with chalked foil and a wax fixed sap angle records trajectory in rapid images. Calculations show a stroke lasting about four tenths of a second for comparison of quirkies.
The article surveys varied hair care claims from sage dressings to borax and vaseline. It advises against grease and heavy products, notes brushing can be harmful, and recommends washing with mild soap solutions, drying fully, and not brushing until dry. An evening coiffure sketch and notes on silk weavers’ long fingers appear alongside miscellaneous items.
A playful fragment reimagines Castoria as a repeating remedy across childhood stages. Each line links a child’s age with the product, creating a carefree chant.
A list of firms across towns such as Atherton, Pittston, Dalton, Forest City and Lake Ariel were awarded Gold Medals or Superlatives for excellence. Recipients include Taylor-Judge & Co, Duryor-Lawrence Store Co, Moode-John McCrindle, Clark's Green-Frace & Parker, Summit-F M. Young, Finn & Son, Nichalon-E. Harding, Dise & Son, Factory vitle-Charli Gardsier, Hopbottom-S. M. Finndson, Tobyhatina-Tibshaus & Letiva Lumber Co, Brand Gouldboro-S A. Adama, Noscow-Gaige & Clements, and Lake Ariel’s James A. Bortree among others.
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